US Funds Israeli War, But Can't Fund American Stomachs?

While Americans face halted food assistance due to congressional squabbling over a 'shutdown' (a theatrical display that never pauses military spending), the same body of lawmakers routinely rubber-stamps multi-billion dollar aid packages for other nations. Just last year, Congress approved an additional $14 billion in aid to Israel, with nary a hiccup or 'shutdown' threat. One might wonder: how

is it that the US Treasury always finds billions for foreign weaponry, often flowing back into the coffers of defense contractors, yet struggles to put food on the tables of its own citizens?

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